Deserts

Deserts

Monitor and Clarify

Marvin Monitor & Clarify

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbSpaKQK2So

What does it mean to Monitor and Clarify?

It is using strategies to help us understand and make the story clear

Monitor means to check for understanding.

Clarify means to make clear.

Multiple Choice

What does Monitor and Clarify mean?

• Monitor means to make clear. Clarify means to understand.

• Monitor means to understand. Clarify means to make clear.

Now let's go back to the story!

Make sure to switch back to our lesson.

Strategy # 1 Use Context Clues

Are hints found within a sentences in the story that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

Multiple Choice

Our story is called "Desert", but maybe you may not know what it means. What sentences from the story helps us understand this word better?

• Hot deserts are dry. They do not get much rain.

• The biggest hot desert is the Sahara.

• Deserts may be rocky or sandy.

Strategy # 2 Skip ahead, then Reread

Continue reading, then read the the story again.

Reading Comprehension Strategies: Monitor and Clarify

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBzRMRy0LIk

Strategy # 3 Use other Resources

Use dictionaries, glossaries, or thesauruses to help you understand that hard word

Multiple Choice

What picture shows a glossary that helps us better understand the word "dunes"?

Strategy # 4 Use Text Features

Look through the story for headings, labels, vocabulary boxes, captions, index, pronunciation guides, and/or title.

Multiple Choice

What kind of text feature is used in this photo?

• title

• vocabulary boxes

• labels

Multiple Choice

These text features help us do what in the story?

• Tell us what is in the desert

• Compare the Sahara and Sonoran Desert

Remember to always use your strategies as you read to make sure you understand what you read.

Multiple Choice

What does Monitor and Clarify mean?

• Monitor means to make clear. Clarify means to understand.

• Monitor means to understand. Clarify means to make clear.